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Maria Sharapova #16: Behind all these Swarovski crystals and little black dresses, this girl has a lot of grit and she's not going anywhere!
Welcome everyone to the latest thread devoted to the very lovely and talented Maria Sharapova. Everyone is welcome to discuss all things that are Maria as long it`s not too dirty(lets keep it PG-13 for the younger posters) and negative toward Maria. We don`t put up with any Maria haters here. Biography Date of Birth: April 19, 1987 Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region) Residence: Bradenton, Florida and Manhattan Beach, California, USA Nationality: Russian Height: 6'2 Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg) Plays: Right-handed Clothing: Nike Racquet: Head Endorsements: Gatorade, Tropicana, Samantha Thavasa , Sony Ericsson, Parlux Fragrances, Canon, TAG Heuer, Honda Japan & Colgate-Palmolive PERSONAL *Coached by Thomas Hogstedt *Father`s name is Yuri, who was her coach *Mother's name is Yelena *Nickname is Masha *Has a Pomeranian named Dolce *Started hitting tennis balls at age four; at six, participated in exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova *Began training at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA, at age nine (which required a two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions and finances) *Off-court interests include fashion, singing, dancing and movies (favorites are Mona Lisa Smile, Something's Gotta Give and Love Actually) *Enjoys reading books in the Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series. *Prefers Russian and Thai cuisine *Favorite dessert is French crepes with Nutella. *Favorite drinks are orangina and virgin strawberry daiquiris *Signed with IMG Models in November 2003 CAREER TITLES Singles 2003: Tokyo & Quebec City 2004: Birmingham, Wimbledon, Seoul, Tokyo & WTA Championships 2005: Tokyo, Doha & Birmingham 2006: Indian Wells, San Diego, US Open, Zurich & Linz 2007: San Diego 2008: Australian Open, Doha, Amelia Island 2009: Tokyo 2010: Memphis and Strasbourg 2011: Rome and Cincinnati 2012: Stuttgart, Rome and French Open 2013: Indian Wells and Stuttgart 2014: Stuttgart, Madrid, French Open and Beijing 2015: Brisbane and Rome Doubles 2003: Tokyo, Luxembourg 2004: Birmingham Won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics Career Awards: 2003: WTA Newcomer of the Year 2004: WTA Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year 2005: ESPY Best Female Tennis Player, Russian Tennis Federation Best Female Tennis Player of the Year, Master of Sports in Russia and Prix de Citron Roland Garros 2006: Russian Tennis Federation Best Female Tennis Player of the Year and Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year 2007: ESPY Best Female Tennis Player and Best International Female Athlete and ESPN Hottest Female Athlete 2008: January 2008 female Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy for her performance at the Australian Open and ESPY Best Female Tennis Player HIGHEST RANKINGS Singles: 1 (2005, 2007, 2008 and 2012) Doubles: 41 (14/6/2004) Turn The Page BEST GRAND SLAM PERFORMANCES Australian Open: Champion (2008) Roland Garros: Champion (2012 and 2014) Wimbledon: Champion (2004) US Open: Champion (2006) Is the 10th woman to have the career Grand Slam. Maria in action on the court and off it Maria Sharapova.com The Mashaholics: 1. Hot Rod(Rod) 2. The Daywalker(Chris) 3. billie_holiday 4. coric88 5. like a riot 6. Peyt4Luke4eva 7. Arawen 8. JoJoF92 9. Ms Cyatt If you want to be a member, just ask and you shall be added. __________________
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Thanks for the new thread.
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no problem
Maria's been in a great mood lately and rightfully so Quote:
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TFTNT. Cam I be added to her list of supporters please?
Maria has been in a good mood and it's so nice to see. __________________
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sure, I'll add you
any of you guys planning on reading her book? __________________
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Thanks for adding me. I will try and read her book. I know my friend is already planning on reading it.
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good I've pre-ordered it months ago to get the signed edition
some childhodd photos from it have already been released, they're really cute __________________
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That's awesome. I know you're going to enjoy it.
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the book comes out today my copy won't arrive for another 3 weeks but I'm listening to the audiobook right now
here's a lengthy interview Maria did a few months ago about the book and everything __________________
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My friend met Maria and got his book signed. He's very excited about that. Maria was on The View today and she looked great.
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she sure did she had a real busy day with lots of interviews and such
she was on GMA as well I really do envy your friend, and all these people. that must've been a wonderful experience __________________
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My friend met her and he said she was super nice. He even got a hug from her.
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aww, of course she was good for him.
she's had a nice long interview with Katie Couric the other day, and she was on the Charlie Rose Show as well Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova in Conversation with Katie Couric __________________
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Yep, he said he was the best day of his life.
That's awesome. I'll need to check those interviews out. __________________
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Thanks for the pics and videos.
Here is a pic of Maria on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. __________________
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